San Marcos, Sucre

Municipality and town in Sucre Department, Colombia

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Location of the municipality and town of San Marcos, Sucre in the Sucre Department of Colombia.

Country

ColombiaDepartmentSucre DepartmentArea

• Municipality and town970.4 km² (374.7 sq mi) • Urban

7.06 km² (2.73 sq mi)Population

(2020 est.)^[1]^[2]

• Municipality and town60,735 • Density63/km² (160/sq mi) • Urban

33,366 • Urban density4,700/km² (12,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

San Marcos is a town and municipality located in the Sucre Department, northern Colombia. It is also called "La Perla del San Jorge".

There is not Airport in the town.

Climate

Climate data for San Marcos (San Marcos Airport), elevation 30 m (98 ft), (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.9 (91.2)	33.6 (92.5)	34.2 (93.6)	33.5 (92.3)	32.5 (90.5)	32.3 (90.1)	32.2 (90.0)	32.5 (90.5)	32.1 (89.8)	31.6 (88.9)	31.9 (89.4)	32.5 (90.5)	32.6 (90.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	28.2 (82.8)	28.3 (82.9)	28.6 (83.5)	28.6 (83.5)	28.2 (82.8)	28.0 (82.4)	28.1 (82.6)	27.9 (82.2)	27.9 (82.2)	27.3 (81.1)	27.7 (81.9)	27.8 (82.0)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.9 (71.4)	22.3 (72.1)	22.5 (72.5)	23.0 (73.4)	23.0 (73.4)	22.6 (72.7)	22.4 (72.3)	22.5 (72.5)	22.7 (72.9)	22.4 (72.3)	22.6 (72.7)	22.3 (72.1)	22.5 (72.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.7 (0.30)	23.9 (0.94)	26.9 (1.06)	121.4 (4.78)	177.4 (6.98)	211.0 (8.31)	217.0 (8.54)	236.8 (9.32)	244.1 (9.61)	239.2 (9.42)	119.9 (4.72)	34.5 (1.36)	1,659.7 (65.34)
Average precipitation days	2	2	3	10	13	14	16	17	17	16	12	5	126
Average relative humidity (%)	79	76	76	79	81	83	83	84	84	85	85	80	81
Mean monthly sunshine hours	241.8	186.6	192.2	147.0	161.2	162.0	204.6	207.7	174.0	145.7	183.0	213.9	2,219.7
Mean daily sunshine hours	7.8	6.6	6.2	4.9	5.2	5.4	6.6	6.7	5.8	4.7	6.1	6.9	6.1
Source: Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales^[3]

^ "Resultados y proyecciones (2005-2020) del censo 2005". Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ Citypopulation.de Population of San Marcos municipality
^ "Promedios Climatológicos 1971–2000" (in Spanish). Instituto de Hidrologia Meteorologia y Estudios Ambientales. Retrieved 25 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)